Hugh Reilley

Hugh William Reilley
Birth name Hugh William Reilley
Born (1918-05-29)29 May 1918
London, Ontario, Canada
Died 17 October 1940(1940-10-17) (aged 22)
Crockham Hill, Sevenoaks
Buried Gravesend Cemetery, Kent
Allegiance  United Kingdom
Service/branch  Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Years of service 1940
Rank Pilot Officer
Unit No. 64 Squadron RAF
No. 66 Squadron RAF
Battles/wars

World War II

Hugh William Reilley (29 May 1918 – 17 October 1940) was a Canadian fighter pilot who flew for the RAF during the Battle of Britain.

Early life

Born in London, Ontario, Canada. Reilley was educated at London South Collegiate from 1933-1938.[1]

Second World War

In May 1939 Reilley joined the Royal Air Force. He flew with No. 64 Squadron and No. 66 Squadron in Spitfires during the Battle of Britain. He was shot down in his Spitfire I (R6800) on 17 October 1940 by a Bf 109 of JG 51 flown by Oberstleutnant Werner Mölders over Westerham Kent at 15:25hrs. His Spitfire crashed and burned out at Crockham Hill, Sevenoaks.[2]

Reilley was 22 years old.[3] He is buried in Gravesend Cemetery, Kent.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Reilley profile in The Southeast Echo website Archived 12 June 2012 at the Wayback Machine.
  2. ↑ http://www.the-battle-of-britain.co.uk/pilots/RA-pilots.html#ReilleyHW
  3. ↑ http://www.the-battle-of-britain.co.uk/pilots/RA-pilots.html#ReilleyHW
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